2025 UTME: JAMB Admits Glitches, Reschedules Exams

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted that technical glitches disrupted the performance of candidates during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, took responsibility for the challenges, attributing them to “sabotage.”

He announced that the Board has scheduled a fresh UTME for 379,997 affected candidates across the five South-East states and Lagos.

Oloyede disclosed that affected candidates will begin receiving text messages from JAMB starting Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Of the 1,955,069 results processed so far, only 4,756 candidates (0.24%) scored 320 and above, while 7,658 (0.39%) scored between 300 and 319—bringing the total number of candidates scoring 300 and above to just 12,414 (0.63%).

The sharp decline in performance this year has raised concerns among students, parents, and education stakeholders nationwide.